Combination bench and writing desk



June 24, 1.930.

N. H. JENSEN COMBINATION BENCH AND WRITING DESK F 31 led NOV. 5,

1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l gwuentoz June 24, 1930. N. H. JENSEN 1,

COMBINATION BENCH AND WRITING DE SK Filed Nov. 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fl B June 24, 1930.

N. H. 'JENSEN R\ITING DESK comBpgAnoN BENCH AND w Filed Nov. 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented M1524, 1.930v

sextant NIELSil-IANSEN JENSEN, on ronttnnn, onneoiv f c'oms nnrionB nonjAiv-n wni'trme DESK E Application fi'l ed N ovembe'r 53928.? se1-ia1nas1a251.

The device'consists primarily-of framed vide a bench, o'rfsettee, and usable as such, asahlgh'grade piece of furniture and which may be easily and quickly transformed into a writing'desk. I I

' .O'ne of'theobjects of the device consists in a simplified]construction and one that maybe transformed from a "settee, to a working writing desk," with .the writ ing materials exposed to;view -upon the trans forrning of the'j'sanne from; a settee to a'writ- -ingfdesk' I further object of invention resides in a writingdesk, wh'entransformed as such,

with a deskla'mp disposed v vithin the device that may be brought intouse', upon thetransforming of the same into a writing desk;

further object of my invention resides in asimplified construction in which the seat r portion iof thesaine, when fLlSQCl; as a 'settee, may b*1'&l$8(l to form a back for the writing fdesk with" educational. data" 'removably dis-.

jpos'edavithinthe' back that be exposed to vie'w when raisedi; I

further obj e'ct of my 1i 'vention resides. ;1n a construction. that. maint ins the f frame. in a-relatively llgld" cond tion Whether in use a'gsettee'or 'asfa writing desk. if Akfu'rither obj ect of lmy:inventi in f' a iting ,desk f'strjucture "having com- :partn'1ents "disposed in j oppositely "disposed e'rids that-are provided withFa hinged-lidded "closure that" is Is'elf supporting' when closed and providing asp aced relationship between the workingsurfac'eof the writing idesk with that of "the settee lidso" that" the materials "The primary object of the device is to proiew'of one corner of-the device,"made to illustrate the depress lole lamp disposed 'Wlthln the frame structure illustrating the n resides to be workedupon in the writing desk may. be exposed and left. in aworking condition when the device is transformed from a settee to a writing desk," v

' With these and 'ncidental objectsin view,

the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination ofparts, the essential elements of which'are set fortl'r-intlie appended claims, and a pre ferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the V drawings which accompanyand form a part of this specification. In the drawings: i v

' Fig.1 isa perspective, front view of the assembled device in position to be used as a settee.

Fig.2 is a perspective, front.view of the assembled device, shown in position foriuge as a Writing desk.

Fig. 3 is a sectional, front view of the assembled device,fishownin position for use as awriting desk. '1

Fig. 4 isavertical, sectional, end view 0f the assembled device, as-a settee'. i

Fig. 5 is a sectional, end view of the v asa-writingidesk; 1 I g Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, sectional, front assembled device,- shown in position for use lamp in-repressed-position. I, I

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary, sectional, front 1 view ofthe frame illustratingthe lamp in raised position. I v Fig. 8 lsa fragmentary, sect onal, end

view-0f the assembled device made to illus-' .trate the-construction ofthe settee lid.

Like reference characters referjto like parts throughout the several; views. I.

' preferably form my device of'fa'back frame member 1, having end frame members ,2 and 3 being'joined to the back frame by.

any suitable fastening means. @Bails 4t: and I 5 are disposedacross either of thesaid'sections and th'e'same being secured to thepri- 7 and 8; Thegusset' plates being so arranged} as tostiffen the side frame members, Guideimaryfback frame 1, by suitable gusset plates I waysv 9 and are disposed in the rails 4 V Within'the guideways 9 and 10 of the rails to I stiffen the frame when the device isrto'be used as a settee; A writing pad 16 is. CllS-- andb with anupturned ledge'disposed'paralelly of the guide, as illustrated. at 11 and 12 inFig. 3. Projections 13 and 14 downwardly extend from the lower side of the writing desk 15, and are adapted to engage posed centrally of'the upper surfaceof the writing desk 15 with an opening disposed at either 'end of the writing table surface.

Lidded closures 17 and 18 arehingedly se-' cured to the table members-15 and are hinged to'the rail 19, as illustrated in 7 The .inner edge 20 of the closure being. adapted to engage,'whenl closed, with theunderside of the rail-19, thus requiring no additional Support for the closure other than that of the hinge 21 that secures the closure to the rail 19 -A ledge isformedabout either'end and" V '1 the back side of the writing desk, as shown at 19 'a'nd28, that upwardly extend fromthe Vwriting surface, and a lip 24 is' disposed about the lower underside" of the lidded ,closure that forms the seat of the settee so that a space is maintained between the upper sun Iface of thewriting table and the lower surface of the seat member, The purposeand "3'0 object of which is to provide a space for writing'materials that may be. left upon the raised into writingposition, the links pass a the vertical center of the supporting pins 27 and 28 to maintain the writing tablein' a state of equilibrium.. When the writing table' has been'lowered into the positioniof-rinactivity, the under surface of the table as illustratedjat13 and 14 will engage within the guidewaysofthe rails 5 and 6. This engagement-also maintains-the assembled device in a stabilized condition. The links'serv'ing the V purpose of supporting the table when in use as a writing table and for acting as guideways: and supporting links in the raising and lowering of the/table into and out of the positio'n from that of a writing table to that of setteeQ The seat section is hingedrelati've V to the writing table by any suitable hinge 7 '29, illustrated in Fig .f and the link 30 maintains the lid hingedly fixed to that of i the writing table. When the seat-section has been raised mum elevated position the led'ge 31engages' the upper side 3210f the back frame and the links maintain the same in a, raisedz posi'tiom wAseries of slots 3'8 are d-isi I .posed}withinthe front rail -34-of the seat and the sameare Within registerable alignment w1th1ri the slots disposed within the back rail j 35jof. the seatintoewhich units 36 maybe slidably disposed within the slots to facili} greater thanthat of the units '36 being disposed therein, so'tha't by the raising of. the

unit 36 when the lid is in position, as illustrated-inFig. 8 to the full bottom ofthe slot, the unit 36 may then be removed from the engaging slots and other and different unit be placed thereinr A suitable upholstery covering 37 being placed on the top of the seat with the covering 38 disposed there-- upon. A mirror 39 or any other suitable de vice may be placed within the inside ofthe lid, as illustrated in Fig. 2; ;A recess 40 is disposed within one corner of the frame into i which a block 41 is slidably disposed.- ,A lamp bearing arm 42 ishingedly secured to the block, as illustrated in Fig. 6 and an electric conductor 43 connectstheflswitch block 44 with that of thefllamp farm. A protecting cover 45 is hingedly disposed at the upper end of the arm 42 and is secured therev 7 to, by anysuitable hinging connection'46,

The closure 45 acting as a cover for the re cess 40 and as a'protection for the lamp 47 terminating the arm; A supporting ring 48 A is disposed about the arm and is adaptedfor being positioned along thearm at any desired location. As the lamp arm lS Wlthdrawn from the recess 40,.thesupporting ring 48 may be made to. engage and rest uponthe upper wall 49 of the frame, as ill ustrated in Fig. 7', thereby maintaining the lamp in the desired elevation andposition.

' W While the form of p mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfillthe objects primarily stated, it is to i be understoodfthat itlis not intended tocon- .fine the invention to theone'form of embodi ment herein shown and described, as it is l susceptible of embodiment invarious forms, i

scopeofthe claims p all coming 'within the which follow. I g What I claim is': i

.1. -In a'device of theclass described, comprising a back frame and end; frame members having grooved rails horizontally positioned on the inner side ofthe end frame members, a seatmeinber" hingedlydisposed within theframe-,lsaid seat memberlmVing .front and rear rails having grooves disposed v within their innerisurface' for placing edus cational units within theni and a writing desk hingedly connected. to and ,apart' of the seat member. recessesidisposedg the 1 upper and oppositely disposed ends of the desk, hinged closures; forieach-of the reces-L ses, withia writing surface disposedbetween the recesses, means for maintaining'the desk r element r relatively fixed' when in lowered normal position to stiffen'the frame of the j vdevice and meansforraising the desk element and for locking the same relative to the'frame when raised to writing position andmeans for maintamlng the upper writing surface of the'desk element and the low or surface of the seat element in spaced ,re-

lation when the device is being used as a settee. v

2. In a device'of the class described, the combination of a framed structure composed of back and end frames rigidly secured to each other, an upholstered seat comprising two sections hingedly secured to each other and to the back frame the upper section adapted for being used as aseat and r as aback for a writing desk, the lower sec- -tionadapted for use forstifiening the frame a andas a writing desk and means for actuatdesk and for actuating the desk section into ing the sections into and out of writing positlon relatlve to the, frame.

8. In adevice of'the class described, the

combination of a frame, a seat memberv comprising a seat section and a writing desk section each hinged relative to the other,

the desk section ,being hingedly'secured to the frame to form a device normally to be used as a settee fandineans for actuating the seat section into a back for a writing position for use as a writing desk and means i for maintaining the oppositely disposed surfaces of the desk and the seat section in 'spaced relation when the devic'e is being used as a setteea 4:. In a device of the class described coniprislng a settee frame, a seat member havmg two sections dlsposed one above the other maintaining a close relationship with I and hingedly secured to, each other, the lower section having downwardly extend ing parallel projections disposed in spaced relation at its bottom in registerable alignmentwith bifurcated guideways secured to the end members, awriting pad being disposed centrally of the said section with lidded openings disposedon either side of said writing pad, a pluralitypof hinging linkshingedly connected to said section at its side and back and to the settee atits end members and back permitting the free move-, ment of the comblned member from its position as a seat to its position as a writing desk back'and writing desk, the uper sectionhavlng a ledge running longitudinally of its back adapted to disengagedly engage the 5 top "of settee' back, f a plurality .of' grooves disposed within the se'ction andq units disposed within thegrooves.

nIELs, HANSEN JENSEN; 

